Bedstead



E. W. BLAKE.

BEDSTEAD. 110. 317,709. Patented May, 12, 1885.

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frauen/tor.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. BLAKE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,709, dated May 12,1885.

Application led July 16, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. BLAKE, of Waterbury, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inBedsteads; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in

Figure 1, a perspective view of the bedstead, showing the foot-board orfoot portion of the bedstead turned down into the extreme open position5 Fig. 2, a perspective View showing the foot or folding portion of thebedstead turned upward and constructed with the frame to form the crib;Fig. 3, a perspective view showing the folding portion turned into ahorizontal position to form an extension of the principal bedstead.

This invention relates to au improvement in that class of bedsteads inwhich the frame at the foot extends up above the sides to form what iscommonly called the foot-board]7 the object of the invention being toconstruct this portion of the bedstead so as to be turned down tofacilitate the making of the bed, and thereby attain other advantages;and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described,and more particularly recited in the claims.

In illustrating my invention I show a bedstead of common and well-knownconstruction, and which in this case consists of four posts, with thelusual side and end picccs connecting them 5 but at the foot, instead ofmaking the posts whole from top to bottom, they are cut oft' near theupper edge of the side and foot bars, the upper parts, a a, hinged tothe lower parts of the post, as seen in Fig. 2. The parts a a areconnected by any suitable frame-work, panel, or other device to formwhatis commonly called a foot-board. By thus dividing the posts andhinging the upper parts to the lower parts, the upper parts, with thefoot-board, may be turned outward and downward against the lower partsof the posts, as seen in Fig. l, thereby removing all obA struction tothe making of the bed, so that the maker can readily approach the footand reach every part to properly arrange the bed-clothing, and when thisis done the folding portion may be raised and secured in its raisedposition by hooks, as seen in Fig. 2, or otherwise.

It frequently occurs that an extension of the bedstead is desirable atthe foot. To this end the folding portion may be turned into a-horizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 3, and

theresupported by a standard or otherwise, so that the bedding mayextend over the natural foot of the bed onto the turned-down portion.The extension thus made may be used as a childs crib by constructing itwith a framelwork, c, surrounding its three sides, as seen in Fig. 3,and so that when the folded part is turned over onto the bedstead theframework will simply surround the foot portion of the bed, but withoutinterference therewith, and so that when turned down as seen in Fig. 3the framework forms one side and two ends of the crib, while the beditself forms the opposite side, thus making a convenient childs bed inclose connection with the larger bed. In many cases the crib-extensionturned over the bed, as seen in Fig. 2, serves as a convenientreceptacle for various articles, as in the oase of sickness7 or forsurplus bed-clothing and other purposes.

It will be understood that the style of the bedstead or hinged portionof the frame-work is immaterial to the invention, as that may be adaptedto many styles of bedstead.

I claim- 1. A bedstead having the foot-board hinged to the posts, and sothat it may be turned down away from the bedstead, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. A bedstead having the foot-board portion hinged to the posts at thefoot and adapted to be turned away from the bed or turned up to the bed,said foot-board constructed with a surrounding frame, substantially asdescribed, and whereby said hinged portion when turned into a horizontalplane may form a crib-like extension to the bedstead.

EDWARD w. BLAKE.

Witnesses:

FRANK SGHMELZER, CHAs. F. HoLcoKB.

